[Core Function] MAI Image 2.6 Flash Edit is the faster, lower-cost variant of MAI Image 2.6 image editing. [Strengths] It applies prompt-guided edits to a single source image with lower latency than MAI Image 2.6 Edit. [Best For] Highly recommended for: high-throughput edit APIs and production retouching pipelines. [Limitations] Do NOT use this if the caller provides more than one source image, a data URI, or a URL that is not publicly reachable over HTTP or HTTPS. It accepts exactly one JPEG or PNG image URL, and output is always PNG. auto_aspect_ratio and web_grounding are optional booleans; omit them unless the caller sets them. [Routing] Use this model when edit speed or cost matters more than maximum 2.6 quality. For the highest fidelity, route to MAI Image 2.6 Edit.
[Core Function] MAI Image 2.6 Flash is the faster, lower-cost variant of MAI Image 2.6 text-to-image generation. [Strengths] It targets similar quality to MAI Image 2.6 with lower latency for high-throughput workloads. [Best For] Highly recommended for: production pipelines, batch generation, and latency-sensitive image APIs. [Limitations] Do NOT use this if the requested width or height is below 768, or if width x height exceeds 1,048,576 pixels. Output is always PNG. auto_aspect_ratio and web_grounding are optional booleans; omit them unless the caller sets them. [Routing] Use this model when speed or cost matters more than maximum 2.6 quality. For the highest fidelity, route to MAI Image 2.6.
[Core Function] MAI Image 2.6 Edit is Microsoft's latest prompt-guided image editing model in the MAI Image family. [Strengths] It applies targeted edits to a single source image with the same quality gains as MAI Image 2.6 generation. [Best For] Highly recommended for: object edits, layout changes, text cleanup, and iterative photorealistic retouching. [Limitations] Do NOT use this if the caller provides more than one source image, a data URI, or a URL that is not publicly reachable over HTTP or HTTPS. It accepts exactly one JPEG or PNG image URL, and output is always PNG. auto_aspect_ratio and web_grounding are optional booleans; omit them unless the caller sets them. [Routing] Use this model when the latest MAI edit quality is required. For faster or lower-cost edits, route to MAI Image 2.6 Flash Edit.
[Core Function] MAI Image 2.6 is Microsoft's latest text-to-image generation model in the MAI Image family. [Strengths] It improves text rendering, portraits, 3D imagery, and commercial photorealistic output compared with MAI Image 2.5. [Best For] Highly recommended for: marketing visuals, product hero shots, portraits, and prompts that need accurate on-image text. [Limitations] Do NOT use this if the requested width or height is below 768, or if width x height exceeds 1,048,576 pixels. Output is always PNG. auto_aspect_ratio and web_grounding are optional booleans; omit them unless the caller sets them. [Routing] Use this model when the latest MAI quality is required. For lower latency or cost, route to MAI Image 2.6 Flash.
[Core Function] Grok Imagine Image 2.0 Edit edits one to three source images from a text prompt. [Strengths] It supports quality (low or medium), 1k or 2k resolution, and the same aspect ratios as Grok Imagine Image 2.0. [Best For] Highly recommended for: restyling, combining up to 3 references, and iterative refinement. [Limitations] Requires at least one source image; at most 3 images per request. This model does not generate from text alone. [Routing] For text-to-image generation, use Grok Imagine Image 2.0.
[Core Function] Grok Imagine Image 2.0 generates images from a text prompt. [Strengths] It supports quality (low or medium), 1k or 2k resolution, a wide range of aspect ratios including 21:9 and 5:2, and up to 10 images per request. [Best For] Highly recommended for: concept art, marketing visuals, cinematic banners, and batch generation. [Limitations] This model does not edit existing images. [Routing] For image editing, use Grok Imagine Image 2.0 Edit.
[Core Function] MAI Image 2.5 Pro Edit is Microsoft's highest-fidelity image editing model in the MAI 2.5 family. [Strengths] It excels at applying premium, prompt-guided edits and transformations to a single source image. [Best For] Highly recommended for: hero asset retouching, high-fidelity restyling, and detailed prompt-driven edits. [Limitations] Do NOT provide more than one source image or non-JPEG/PNG inputs; it accepts exactly one JPEG or PNG image, and output is always PNG. [Routing] Use this model when maximum edit quality is required. For faster or lower-cost edits, route to MAI Image 2.5 Edit or MAI Image 2.5 Flash Edit.
[Core Function] MAI Image 2.5 Pro is Microsoft's highest-fidelity text-to-image generation model in the MAI 2.5 family. [Strengths] It excels at producing exceptionally detailed, high-quality images from a text prompt with the same dimension controls as MAI Image 2.5. [Best For] Highly recommended for: premium marketing visuals, hero assets, and maximum-fidelity generation. [Limitations] Do NOT request dimensions below 768 on any side or a width x height product above 1,048,576 pixels; output is always PNG. [Routing] Use this model when maximum quality is required. For faster or lower-cost generation, route to MAI Image 2.5 or MAI Image 2.5 Flash.
[Core Function] Qwen Image 3.0 Edit is the standard image-to-image editing model for instruction-based edits and multi-image fusion. [Strengths] It accepts 1-3 reference images plus an edit instruction, optional negative prompts, free-form output size (width*height), intelligent prompt rewrite (direct mode), and 1-6 outputs while preserving subject identity. [Best For] Background replacement, outfit or style changes, multi-image fusion, and iterative retouching when Pro-tier quality is not required. [Limitations] Do NOT use this for pure text-to-image with no reference images (use Qwen Image 3.0 instead). Keep output total pixels within 512*512 to 2048*2048. prompt_extend_mode only supports direct (agent is T2I-only). [Routing] Route here when the user provides reference image(s) and wants balanced Qwen 3.0 edit quality. Prefer Qwen Image 3.0 Pro Edit for higher quality edits.